Indian Coast Guard refrains Pak fishing boat in Kutch, 11 arrested
Author yuvamind
Kutch :-According to Official statement, Indian Coast Guard on Saturday refrained a Pakistani fishing boat which illegally came into Indian maritime boundary off Jakhau coast in Kutch district and arrested at least 11 fishermen go ahead.
“A fishing boat from Pakistan measuring 40 feet in length was refrained through Indian Coast Guard (ICG) of Jakhau coast, five nautical miles into Indian waters,” Captain Abhishek Matiman, a defence spokesperson said.
Around 440 Indian fishermen are at present languishing in Pakistani jails, in which some are from Gujarat, and around 860 Indian fishing boats in the custody of Pakistan.
Recently, a fishermen’s organization wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had appealed him to initiate efforts to bring back jailed Indian fishermen and their boats from Pakistan.
The letter was written by president of the Porbandar Fishermen Boat Association Manish Lodhari, who is also the secretary of National Fishworkers’ Forum.